More storage capacity in Munich and Paris 
The new high tech logistics centre at Munich airport (pictured) came on stream yesterday, 18 January 2021. The facility brings the capacities of the airport's retail subsidiary Eurotrade, the catering subsidiary Allresto and the airport's operator Flughafen München GmbH (FMG)... more
Good cargo performance at HKIA
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has announced the 2020 air traffic figures for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). In 2020, the world's biggest cargo airport handled 87.7% less passengers and 61.7% less flights than in 2019, whereas cargo throughput remained relatively... more
Bringing bears from Pakistan to Jordan
Bubloo and Suzie took the flight of a lifetime and have arrived at Al Ma'wa for Nature and Wildlife in Jordan. After months of extensive preparation, which included health checks, planning of routes, customs clearance and training for the bears, DHL Global Forwarding brought the... more
More than a million Covid-19 vaccines
Over a million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been transported through IAG Cargo's dedicated facilities at London Heathrow, Madrid and Dublin (photo) to North America and Europe. Amongst these shipments are 80,000 doses from Madrid to the Canary Islands and the first batch of... more
Concrete steps towards full-freighter capacities
Air Transport Services Group's subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management has agreed to purchase two B767-300ER from Air Canada, convert them from passenger to freighter configuration, and lease them back to Air Canada. This is the first sale-leaseback agreement between the US and... more
Turnaround in March? 
The world’s airlines have reacted to developments since March (see chart), but can still not provide the market with adequate capacities. In November international tonnage stood 15% below the same month year-on-year; yields climbed to above 50%. more
Swiss back to Seoul, Asia and the Americas
Swiss Worldcargo continues to expand its global network. Beginning today, 15 January 2021, the carrier adds Seoul Incheon as a new destination to its network and resumes flights to its newly added destination Osaka. Weekly frequencies to Peking and Hong Kong will also be... more
More Montreal, most A350
From tomorrow, 16 January 2021, Qatar Airways is incrementally increasing its flight frequency to Montréal and will operate daily frequencies by 25 February, up from the previously scheduled four weekly flights. The service is operated by the carrier's A350-900. Taking over... more
EU logistics centre for humanitarian aid
The EU and its member states are establishing a logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) to be able to cover the growing public health needs in crisis situations too. It will not only procure, store and look after protective equipment, but also organise logistical... more
Three new customers in Vienna
Swissport has won three new cargo contracts at Vienna airport. Cargolux (pictured in the retro livery celebrating the company's 50th anniversary in 2020), Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi and Qatar Airways from Doha have mandated Swissport Cargo Services Austria to handle their... more